Saturday, March 19, 2016

Magic of Believing by Claude M. Bristol

How To Create Miracles From Your Own Mental Magic

When my earlier brochure “T.N.T. — It Rocks the Earth” was first published, I imagined that it would be easily understood since I had written it simply. But as the years went by, some readers protested that it was too much in digest form. Others said they couldn’t understand it.

I had assumed that most people knew something about the power of thought. I discovered that most people were vitally interested in the subject, but that it had to be fully explained. Finally, I undertook to write this book in words that anyone can understand — and with the hope that it will help many to reach their goals in life.

I give you this science, in the confident knowledge that no matter how you use it, you will get results. But I do wish to repeat a warning given in my brochure: Never use it for harmful or evil purposes.

Since the beginning, there have been two great subtle forces in the world — good and evil. Sometimes evil appears to have the upper hand, and at other times good is at the controls. It is mind power that has built empires, and we have seen how it can be used to destroy them — history has recorded the facts.

If you read this book reflectively, you will understand how the science can be used with terribly destructive force, as well as for good and constructive results. It is like many natural forces, such as water and fire, which are among men’s greatest benefactors. Yet both can be hideously catastrophic, depending upon whether they are used for constructive or destructive purposes.

Therefore, take great care that you do not misuse the science of “Mind Stuff.” For if you employ it for harmful or evil purposes, it will boomerang and destroy you just as it has others down through the centuries. These are not idle words, but solemn words of warning.

(From Chapter 1)

Claude Bristol ran across answers as a youth to all his later questions as an adult, but couldn’t put them to use until he survived World War I and the dire necessity of those conditions forced him to decide to apply what he already knew – in earnest.

And he had his own success, for a time.

Then the Great Depression hit.

He saw that the business he served as Vice President was on the verge of going under – not because of the external events of the time, but because of the fears and anxieties of the staff themselves.

He had an epiphany that all he had studied about “mind stuff” all his life was the solution to his business problems. Putting these ideas to work, the sales people in his office more than doubled their sales. When others heard about their success, he was requested to talk to their staff – and similar results happened.

Due to the numerous requests for his talks, Bristol wrote “TNT – It Rocks The Earth” as a solution to those emotional traps his staff had run into. Their resulting success – and their referral of that booklet to others – led to speaking engagements all across the country.

When he published its sequel, “The Magic of Believing,” it became an instant bestseller. It’s not that surprising, since most people have some ideas of the mind’s effectiveness. Books that simply explain it are quite rare, though.

All your world exists because of your deep-seated beliefs. Change these and you change your world. For better or worse, in small ways and great. Your faith in yourself and your actions make the world you live in as it is.

With this book, you have all the tools you need. I’m sure you’ll find additional books, such as the others in this series and the books they, in turn, recommend.

The point is that now, you have a choice to change your beliefs and change your world.